Nucleic Acid-Based Therapy Approaches for Huntington's Disease
Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by a dominant mutation that results in an unstable expansion of a CAG repeat in the huntingtin gene leading to a toxic gain of function in huntingtin protein which causes massive neurodegeneration mainly in the striatum and clinical symptoms associated with t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Neurology Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/358370 |
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